Unit 13 - Truman and Eisenhower

3. A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
4. a plan for aiding the European nations in economic recovery after World War II in order to stabilize and rebuild their countries and prevent the spread of communism.
5. written documents to guide how one nation deals with another nation under specific circumstances, the document is a guide on how to interact and behave; this can be based upon the political ideology and desires of a nation
7. Command system, government owns the means of production, economic decisions are made by central government, and government provides extensive social programs for population
8. The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950's through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.
9. policies and programs created to aid the return of US soldiers and servicemen in helping them come back into society (GI Bill)
10. War, The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea; 1950-1953
11. native to a country, not foreign; relating to the life or affairs of a household; a household servant
12. law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher educations

1. President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology; 1947
2. created by Eisenhower to improve the nation's infrastructure
6. A U.S. foreign policy adopted by President Harry Truman in the late 1940's, in which the United States tried to stop the spread of communism by creating alliances and helping weak countries to resist Soviet advances
7. A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.